While House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro on Tuesday, Dec. 6, urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to prioritize salary increase amid the 14-year-high inflation rate of 8 percent in November 2022, House Ways and Means chair and Albay 2nd...
The House tax panel approved on Monday, Dec. 5, the tax provisions of the proposed House Bill (HB) No. 6398, or the Maharlika Investment Fund Act, which will ensure that tax benefits go to the investment fund rather than line the pockets of executives and other officials. Albay 2nd district Rep....
House Deputy Minority leader Rep. France Castro on Wednesday, November 30 said the P10-billion proposed budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) should not be restored and instead be realigned to the government’s financial assistance program for indigent...
Six regions in the country are currently affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF), the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) disclosed on Tuesday, Nov. 29. “As of Nov. 25, the areas with active ASF cases are regions I, III, IV-A, VI, VIII, and XII,” Dr. Samuel Joseph Castro, national deputy...
Realign the alleged P9.3-billion confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) in the proposed 2023 national budget into cash assistance or "ayuda" to poor Filipino families. ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshot from Zoom) ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro made this appeal to...
A Makabayan lawmaker is up in arms over the reported 31 million doses or P15.6 billion worth of Covid-19 vaccines that have gone to waste. Covid-19 vaccines (MANILA BULLETIN) "The government should not take the over 31 million doses of wasted Covid-19 lightly. This wastage is worth an estimated...
Singer-actress Glaiza de Castro recently won Best Actress at the "oldest" Filipino film festival in the US, FACINE Film Festival. On Instagram, Glaiza proudly shared how she found out about it. "So I got these messages at around 2am here in Canada saying something about Liway getting awards," she...
A member of the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives wants Malacañang to certify as “urgent” the proposed measures that will help curb the impact of spiraling oil prices. (Photo by Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France...
Raffa Castro, the mother of Joaquin Domagoso's love child, recently shared on social media a photo of her displaying her baby bump. She wrote, "Cant believe this was 4 months ago (heart emoji) and that the love of my life was inside my stomach (loudly crying face emoji)." It was in April when she...
What a great luxury for TNT head coach Chot Reyes to have a guy like Jayson Castro when the game is on the line. For most of the time, "the Blur" never disappoints. No fancy celebrations for Jayson Castro after delivering the buzzer-beater to lift TNT past SMB, 86-84, in Game 1 of their...
Millions of students trooped to their respective schools on Monday, Aug. 22, as the country reopened schools two years after being locked down in an online learning setup. However, progressive party-list groups and youth-led organizations urged students to document and expose “both examples of...
He may be past his prime but Jayson Castro still has the nerves to deliver when it mattered the most for TNT. Jayson Castro nails the buzzer-beating jumper (PBA Images) The ever dependable guard played the hero's role and drilled a huge jumper in the nick of time to save the defending champion some...
